At 01:28 PM 3/19/2011, you wrote:
I have to see what Ebay does about the fixed maximum shipping like there is on CD's and LP's...and books. If they allow me to increase that for their tax, well, it still sucks to the buyer.
I have sold maybe 10 things this year, and over the years I have had non paying, and annoying buyers , but I am in no way a seller.... years may pass between my selling. But from a buyers perspective I have been happy to see the changes. Now I will try and sell things that I wouldn't normally attempt because the profit would get eaten up in repeated submission fees.
I also think changing the feedback rules is a good thing. I always felt that once I purchased and immediately make payment, notify the seller of my address etc, I have meet by obligations and am entitled to positive feedback regardless of what occurs afterwards. But then more often then not, sellers, who have the most to benefit from feedback, didn't leave feedback, until after a buyer leaves positive feed back. It became a quid pro quo affair and as such pretty much useless as a means to self police. Many times I have felt taken advantage of by a seller and yet was afraid to leave negative feedback because I feared retribution feedback.. it just wasn't worth ruining my 100 percent positive, so I would just not leave feedback.
Ebay has been loudly criticized in the media for years about not doing anything about dishonest sellers, and procedures. Now they are making an effort to do something about it to make things safer, and more equitable. I applaud their efforts.
